This is Mexico 🇲🇽 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| Capital | Mexico City |
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| Population | about 127.6 million |
| Area | 1,969,359 km² (760,373 sq mi) |
| Region | Central America, North America |
| Economy | Emerging region: MIKT |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | United Mexican States |
| Also written | México (es) · Mexique (fr) · 墨西哥 (zh) · المكسيك (ar) · Мексика (ru) · メキシコ (ja) |
Start near the middle of Mexico and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 23.5994° S, 77.7498° E, in Indian Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is British Indian Ocean Territory 🇮🇴, roughly 1,885 km (1,171 miles) south — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Louis, Mauritius, about 2,122 km (1,319 miles) from the point.
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